Gupta v Fordham Laboratories Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 694

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gupta v Fordham Laboratories Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 694 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 18 May 2018 Decision date: 18 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: (1) Order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings, including the cross-claim, fixed in the amount of $45,000 net of GST. Catchwords: COSTS – Plaintiff successful in obtaining order for specific performance – Defendant also partly successful on cross-claim – Whether costs should be apportioned – Application by plaintiff for gross sum costs order under s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(1), (4) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Corbett Court Pty Limited v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1423 Green Camel Pty Ltd v Urban Ecological Systems Ltd [2017] NSWSC 362 Gupta v Fordham Laboratories Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 551 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) 8 ATPR 40-748 Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited [2007] NSWSC 23 In the matter of Optimisation Australia Pty Ltd (Costs) [2018] NSWSC 280 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 All ER 261 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v South Sydney West Area Health Services (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Permanent Trustee Aust Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Hodgson CJ in Eq, 3 June 1998, unrep) Savage v Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd [2011] NSWCA 270 Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Szanto v Bainton [2011] NSWSC 985 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd [1994] NSWCA 338 Category: Costs Parties: Ranjan Gupta (Plaintiff) Fordham Laboratories Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L W Chan (Plaintiff) PJ McEwen SC with D Birch (Defendant)